Effectiveness of instillation of triamcinolone acetonide into the middle ear for eosinophilic otitis media associated with bronchial asthma
| Autor: | Keiko Kakizaki, Hiroaki Katano, Shoji Saruya, Yukiko Iino, Takashi Komiya, Kazuoki Kodera, Hisayo Nagamine |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Triamcinolone acetonide medicine.drug_class Eustachian tube Immunology Anti-Inflammatory Agents Ear Middle Triamcinolone Acetonide Bone conduction Hearing Eosinophilia otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy Aged Otitis Media with Effusion business.industry Middle Aged Asthma medicine.anatomical_structure Otitis Hearing level Anesthesia Middle ear Corticosteroid Betamethasone Female sense organs medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 97:761-766 |
| ISSN: | 1081-1206 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)60967-2 |
| Popis: | Background Eosinophilic otitis media (EOM) is a newly recognized middle ear disease found in asthmatic patients. EOM is characterized by a highly viscous middle ear effusion that contains many eosinophils and is extremely unresponsive to conventional treatments for common otitis media. To our knowledge, no systemic study regarding the efficacy of treatments for EOM has been performed. Objective To determine the effectiveness of instillation of triamcinolone acetonide, which is a suspension of steroids, into the mesotympanum and eustachian tube as a treatment for patients with EOM. Methods We studied the efficacy of the instillation of triamcinolone acetonide in 43 ears of 24 patients with EOM. Efficacy was evaluated according to the length of the period without middle ear effusion or otorrhea. We also determined the otomicroscopic findings and the hearing levels before and after therapy. For controls, 27 ears of 14 patients treated by topical administration of betamethasone were similarly evaluated. Results The middle ear effusion or otorrhea was controlled for more than 3 weeks after 1 instillation of triamcinolone acetonide in 35 ears, and the efficacy rate (81%) was significantly higher than that in the controls (7 ears, 26%). In the triamcinolone acetonide group, the average air conduction hearing level at the speech frequency range was significantly improved, and deterioration of the bone conduction hearing threshold was rarely found during therapy. Conclusion The instillation of triamcinolone acetonide into the mesotympanum and eustachian tube is an effective treatment for patients with EOM. |
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